Chancas Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Chancas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chancas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru7141:44,5163,986
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Spain51:9,350,407109,555

The alternate forms: Chanças (3) are calculated separately.

Chancas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chancas Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chancas occurs most in Peru. It may also be rendered as a variant: Chanças. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chancas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 453,475th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,742,708 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Chancas are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Andean South America.

This surname is most commonly held in Peru, where it is borne by 714 people, or 1 in 44,516. In Peru Chancas is primarily found in: Huancavelica Region, where 51 percent reside, Lima Province, where 26 percent reside and Junín Region, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Peru this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Chancas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chancas surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Chancas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 27.69% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,018 per year and in United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chanças953/
Chanchas935/
Chancash931/
Chanca922,673/
Hancas9290/
Cancas9219/
Chancashe881/
Chancay865,090/
Chancos86408/
Ciancas8675/
Ceancas8639/
Chainca8624/
Chanqas8621/
Chankas862/
Chankca862/
Chancai862/
Changca861/
Chansas861/
Chancoa861/
Chamcas861/
Chanxas861/
Chancka860/
Hancase860/
Hanca83192/
Chanceau80209/
Khanchas8015/
Chanchea8010/
Changcai806/
Shancase804/
Hanchase802/
Chancois801/
Chansase801/
Chantzas801/
Chanchos801/
Concas775,067/
Chanco772,921/
Chanka77423/
Hamnca77351/
Hangca77218/
Hankas77113/
Hancos7781/
Sancas7763/
Zancas7753/
Hansas7749/
Hanzas7743/
Hancea7734/
Cankas7721/
Hancat7719/
Hancai7715/
Hancad7714/
Hancka7710/
Chonca777/
Honcas776/
Ceanca774/
Hancca773/
Hancau772/
Jancas771/
Hannca771/
Chancó771/
Hanjas771/
Hancap770/
Chaunkase7517/
Chantzeas754/
Cheanchea751/
Chancahai751/
Siancas715,759/
Chancey715,682/
Choncoa711,056/
Changco71597/
Seancas71157/
Changka71112/
Chancco7163/
Chankha7158/
Coincas7148/
Jancasz7130/
Chankai7128/
Chamzas7120/
Chankay7119/
Zeancas7114/
Hankash7110/
Khansas7110/
Shainca719/
Schanka717/
Hancace715/
Ceancau715/
Shancai714/
Khancah714/
Chainka714/
Chankka713/
Shankas712/
Khancai712/
Chancoy712/
Chaanka712/
Chankoa712/
Cangkas711/
Chankad711/
Chankau711/
Chankaa711/
Concais711/
Janczas711/
Khankas711/
Hancarz711/
Hanqash711/
Hangcaa711/
Hangcap711/
Channqa711/
Chancoj711/
Conhcas711/
Sancais711/
Chankea711/
Chanqaz711/
Hancost711/
Hangcai711/
Sanca6732,920/
Zanca673,963/
Chauncey672,068/
Hanka671,938/
Hanco671,850/
Janca671,158/
Šanca67261/
Hamca67207/
Chantzos67152/
Schankat67111/
Hanqa6762/
Haincaud6749/
Honca6742/
Hancağız6742/
Khankash6737/
Chankhai6726/
Chamtsas6721/
Chatenka6720/
Cancağız6719/
Changkai6716/
Hantzeas6710/
Cheangka6710/
Choncoha676/
Chankead676/
Hanchosh676/
Haanjase674/
Changkay674/
Hankhaus672/
Changkha672/
Chojncka672/
Xanca672/
Shangcai672/
Chancoot672/
Chaingka672/
Khansase671/
Chonkase671/
Channcey671/
Chauncei671/
Cheancey671/
Khankase671/
Changkau671/
Chankatz671/
Chaineka671/
Chanckot671/
Changcoo671/
Chankaah671/
Chankeat671/
Chankhat671/
Schamkas670/
Chancott670/
Schoncka670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chancas
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